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Goleta, CA vs West Chester, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Chester has been positive.
- West Chester has 0.8% less unemployment than Goleta.
- West Chester job growth has increased by 3.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Goleta, CAWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.9%4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.7%29.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-5.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%-3.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%-1.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.7%3.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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ZIPS IN GOLETA, CALIFORNIA
93117 93111
ZIPS IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
19383

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